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Vinony

inkstand

noun

  1. stand or tray used to house writing instruments
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From ink + stand.

  1. A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.

    “1765, Laurence Sterne, letter published in Original Letters of the Late Reverend Mr. Laurence Sterne, never before published, London: 1788, pp. 89-90, […] if I thought any thing I might hereafter write would be within their reach, I would throw the Manuscript that is now before me into the fire, and never dip my pen into my Ink-stand again […]”

    “I beg your pardon for being here. I come to look for you, and after waiting a little while in hope of your coming in, was making use of your inkstand to explain my errand.”